Our Children
Released in 1987 by Virgin Records
Transpose
INTRO (x2)
D
A
G
VERSE 1
You get your
D
lunch in the
E7
street
In the
G
warm summer
D
wind
With all of the
D
rest of the
E
broken-heart
A
crew
Em7
A7sus4
All of your
D
money was
E7
spent
On a
G
new TV
D
set
Because
D
Jesus was
C
reading the
G
news
CHORUS 1
Bm
His past,
C
his
lies
G
They are not
A
mentioned
D
She’s got to leave this
A
room and see to our
G
children
D
VERSE 2
Even less
D
money than
E7
sense
She
G
must follow
D
him
As he
D
threatens and
E
preaches and
A
robs
Em7
A7sus4
Now all the
D
hotels are
E7
fine
And com
G
passion’s a
D
crime
And he
D
yells in his
C
sleep “Please give me
G
time”
CHORUS 2
Bm
My past,
C
my
lies
G
They are not
A
mentioned
D
She’s got to leave this
A
room and see to our
G
children
D
INTERLUDE
Em7
So come in
D
one
Em7
Come in
D
all
Em7
Just take a
D
chair
G
Take the
A
walls
VERSE 3
You get your
D
lunch in the
E7
street
You are
G
young, you are
D
poor
And you
D
can’t even
E
do as you’re
A
told
Em7
A7sus4
So when the
D
table is
E7
bare
Don’t you
G
say it’s not
D
fair
You’ll get
D
used to it
C
as you get
G
old
CHORUS 3/OUTRO
Bm
Our roads
C
are
paved
G
With one in
A
tention
D
She’s got to leave this
A
room and see to our
G
children
D
Yeah
D
she’s got to leave this
A
room and clean away our
G
children
D